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Blog: Vintage Japanese Kimono Culture News

Tokyo Designer Jotaro Saito Modern kimono: Japan Times 8/7/16

August 07, 2016 Yoko Lewis

  Samuel Thomas,Japantimes.com, Aug. 7.2016: Jotaro Saito has been showcasing his kimono brand at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo since 2006, almost a decade before the eyebrow-raising appearance of X Japan frontman Yoshiki Hayashi’s Yoshikimono brand at the event last October. It’s true that Matohu, from design partnership Hiroyuki Horihata and Makiko Sekiguchi, and Takeshi Kunitomo’s Gouk continue to find ways of incorporating traditional Japanese aesthetics into their work, but Saito and his eponymous brand remain the sole proponent of pure kimono as fashion during the weeklong event... Read entire article at JapanTimes.com HERE.  


Wedding Kimono Collection in Wabasha Minnesota, WindWhisperWest

August 03, 2016 Yoko Lewis

In a small shop in Wabasha, Minnesota is a treasure trove of wedding kimonos like the one above(picture is from their website www.windwhisperwest.com ). The story of how it came to be that a place remote from big cities would have such a marvelous collection was featured in today's(8/3/16) Star Tribune. We here at www.yokodana.com learned about it in an article published today by the Star Tribune which begins,   Standing amid the exotic kimono garments in Jan Fuller’s shop, you may suspect its front door is a “Twilight Zone” portal. One moment, you’re in Wabasha, Minn., strolling past Hardware Hank...


Kimono Culture: Winnipeg Canada, 47th Year Japanese Pavillion 'Folklorama'

August 02, 2016 Yoko Lewis

We here at www.yokodana.com (YokoDana Kimono) are convinced that the West's love affair with Kimono Culture continues to spread around the world. It seems that kitsuke and Japanese festivals are popping up everywhere. We found out about this latest intercultural event in Canada and wanted to give them a shout out. This is called  Folklorama in Winnipeg, Canada and is special also because it weds Japanese with another culture for its festival celebrations, as seen in this lovely picture above. This summer's festival is the 47th year there in Winnipeg, so we say hats off to them! Read about Folklorama here from...


Kimono Culture Spreading: VietNam's First Cherry Blossom Festival

July 29, 2016 Yoko Lewis

We at YokoDana Kimono continue to see signs that love of traditional Japanese kimono and things Japanese is spreading world-wide. We were very interested to learn today that Vietnam has  kitsuke (kimono-wearing) enthusiasts and that Vietnam will hold its first Japanese cultural festival in DaNang, details HERE.


We now offer DHL Express Shipping to International Customers

July 24, 2016 Yoko Lewis

For international customer,YokoDana Kimono, www.yokodana.com, now offering DHL Express shipping worldwide.